One week left to register online for Metal 2016!

Online conference registration is still open for Metal 2016 and will remain open until midnight, September 23 Indian Standard Time. On site registrations will be available after this date. To register online, go to: http://www.metals2016.org/registration.htm

We are delighted to be hosting the 8th interim meeting of the Metals Working Group in India, a country with an incredible history of metallurgy, metalworking and metallurgical science.

Here is a sample of what we will be enjoying from September 26-30:

5 days of outstanding presentations covering the study and conservation of metallic cultural heritage from across the world, including a technical session on the 1600 year old Delhi Iron Pillar, a UNESCO world heritage site.

A moderated panel discussion on Conservation Of Outdoor Public Art: Ethics And Decision Making, focusing around the case study of a monumental outdoor bronze in Mexico City. Panelists will discuss themes including the ethical implications of treatment, decision making, what is public art, who decides on its treatment, and who should undertake the treatment? Issues of funding and how much politics influences funding, the management of public art and who is responsible, and the artists voice in the dialogue.

A wonderful social program of gastronomically-studded Indian cuisine, incredible traditional music and dance!

Live traditional Indian metalsmith demonstrations, including casting of metal icons by master craftsmen from Tamal Nadu in Southern India, famed for its Chola bronzes. Craftsmen from Kerala will also demonstrate the rare traditional craft of metal mirror making.

A post conference day trip to the Taj Mahal. We've extended the number of places available but the buses are now full!

I hope you will join us for the mystery, magic, and mayhem of New Delhi!